Rory Gallagher-esque

velocirafter

can anyone recommend some blues albums along the same lines as rory gallaghers acoustic material?

Rigsby

Have n't heard much of Gallagher's acoustic music, but an album I like a lot is "Eric Clapton Unplugged".

tullahorse

anyone out there know the name of the RG track used at the end of MTusa show used be on Sunday for 3 hours in the 80s...please.

dasdog

tullahorse wrote: »

anyone out there know the name of the RG track used at the end of MTusa show used be on Sunday for 3 hours in the 80s...please.

I think its "Follow Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSbfViKnOws

tullahorse

thats it...thanks a mill.

wandatowell

Rigsby wrote: »

Eric Clapton Unplugged

Yeah he sounds better when he's unplugged alright


You really cant go wrong with Bert Jansch when your talkin about acoustic music. Now he aint very like Rory but he's amazing (imo of course)

Rigsby

wandatowell wrote: »

Yeah he sounds better when he's unplugged alright

I much prefer the acoustic version of "Layla" on that album, than the original.

freshcream

thers a guy called rainer who does some very good acoutic blues type stuff, all slide though I think. I only have 1 album and most of it is good.

Rigsby

You could always go back to the roots and get a Robert Johnson album. Most of his stuff is acoustic.

wandatowell

Rigsby wrote: »

I much prefer the acoustic version of "Layla" on that album, than the original.

I enjoyed his Cream era work but Clapton solo just puts me asleep, then again im into heavier/meatier blues than what he does so maybe im not one to judge

Rigsby wrote: »

You could always go back to the roots and get a Robert Johnson album. Most of his stuff is acoustic.

+1

Rigsby

wandatowell wrote: »

then again im into heavier/meatier blues

I'm curious to know which artists you like.

I think Clapton's popularity has waned in recent years. Though in the early days the slogan "Clapton is God" rang true. Once he left "Cream" I did n't buy much of his music 'till "From the Cradle" and "Unplugged". IMO some of his best playing is to be heard on the "Beano" album with the "Bluesbreakers". Their version of "Hideaway" from that album is a lot heavier than the original.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Rigsby wrote: »

You could always go back to the roots and get a Robert Johnson album. Most of his stuff is acoustic.

+1

A lot of the old delta blues is incredible.

Rigsby

Sean_K wrote: »

A lot of the old delta blues is incredible.

Indeed it is !

OP : If you decide to go this route (root ! ), then other names to watch out for would be Son House and Elmore James (he did some electric too).

wandatowell

Rigsby wrote: »

I'm curious to know which artists you like

Massively into george thorogood and Rory but Stevie Ray Vaughan gotta be the number one, dont think anybody comes close to SRV.

Rigsby wrote: »

in the early days the slogan "Clapton is God" rang true

The thing is, there wasn't much there before clapton/cream came along and he got found out eventually. Blackmore/Gallagher/Hendrix/Page all blew clapton out of the water.

Rigsby wrote: »

IMO some of his best playing is to be heard on the "Beano" album with the "Bluesbreakers".

Definatly but he's gone so far away from the work he did with john mayall and with cream.

Rigsby

wandatowell wrote: »

Massively into george thorogood and Rory but Stevie Ray Vaughan gotta be the number one, dont think anybody comes close to SRV.



The thing is, there wasn't much there before clapton/cream came along and he got found out eventually. Blackmore/Gallagher/Hendrix/Page all blew clapton out of the water.



Definatly but he's gone so far away from the work he did with john mayall and with cream.

Yeah, SRV was a great artist/performer. Another of mine is Buddy Guy.


It's not necessarily true that there was nothing there before Clapton/Cream came along. There was a lot going on, but we did not know about it on this side of the Atlantic 'till it became popular in Britian in the 60's. Admittedly Cream were unique at the time. By his own admission Clapton was heavily influenced by Freddy King who was doing something similiar before Clapton. BTW, the same goes for SRV with Albert King ( A.King was SRV's teacher and mentor ). Clapton was seminal, in that he took the music and made his own mark on it, making it popular (for blues !! ) in the process, with no small help from John Mayall, Alexis Korner ect. in the 60's blues explosion in Britain. While he has strayed away form "the roots" down the years, he does return to them from time to time.


As for the other guitarists you quote : disagree 100% with regards to Page.

wandatowell

Rigsby wrote: »

Clapton was seminal, in that he took the music and made his own mark on it, making it popular (for blues !! )

thats exactly what i was tryin to get at. well said.

Rigsby wrote: »

As for the other guitarists you quote : disagree 100% with regards to Page.

How come? I thought he took music to an altogether new level

There's that whole plagiarism thing that he's accused of, Im pretty sure there was only 2 - 3 original songs on their first album

Rigsby

wandatowell wrote: »

How come? I thought he took music to an altogether new level

Cant really put my finger on an exact reason. He just never communicated with me the way other blues guitarists do. For that matter neither does BB King, :eek: legend and genius that he is. So who am I to judge.

wandatowell

Rigsby wrote: »

He just never communicated with me the way other blues guitarists do

a Communication Breakdown was it? sorry i'll get my coat............

Rigsby

wandatowell wrote: »

a Communication Breakdown was it?

Is n't that what musicians are supposed to do through their music ???


Or maybe you'd prefer "he never floated my boat" ?


There's no "communications breakdown" here though.



http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cXE8u_HRpls

af_thefragile

B.B. King and John Lee Hooker are what i can think off...
Not exactly Rory but still good blues music... Been listening to lot of John Lee Hooker lately, he's got such a voice...i'm in the moooood!!

deadhead13

Early Fleetwood Mac 1967-1970.

af_thefragile

Jimi Hendrix is a little like Rory too... but Jimi is more rock n roll while Rory is more blues, but they've got a similar style...

acousticer

nice choice.....Rory was such a legend yet he is still so under-rated!

well some of his acoustic stuff would be
Out on the western plane
Barley and grape rag
Pistol slapper blues
Secret agent
Too much alcohol
Going to my hometown
As the Crow flies

hypnosisdublin

If you like Rory, you'll probably like Gwyn Ashton a lot.

http://ie.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=gwyn+ashton&aq=0&oq=gwyn+